Mugabe leaves for AU summit

President Robert Mugabe yesterday left Harare for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the African Union (AU) summit which is expected to dwell extensively on the armed conflict in Libya.

Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule is under threat from armed civilians who are being assisted by a Nato–led coalition.

Reports from Equatorial Guinea said organisers of the summit printed Gaddafi’s portrait and mounted it on one of the flags decorating the road leading to the summit venue.

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